The Town of Windsor's annual Shad Derby event is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Windsor Police Department will close and detour traffic for the town center, parade and event route. The Town of Windsor will close to thru traffic the portion of Route 159/Broad Street extending from Hillcrest Road to Route 75/Poquonock Ave.

There will be a road race and walk that will begin at 10 a.m. There will be a parade starting at 11:30 a.m. Road closures and parade detours will start at 11 a.m. The parade is estimated to last approximately 1.5 hours.

DETOUR ROUTES:

NORTHBOUND: Broad Street/Rt. 159, Left onto Sycamore Street, Right onto Preston Street, Left onto Filley Street, Right onto Welch Ave and for the Center of town and Poquonock Ave/Rt. 75, Right onto Bloomfield Ave. To go to I-91, Welch Ave, Left onto Bloomfield Ave/Rt 305.

NORTHBOUND: 11:00-1:45- During PARADE- North on Rt. 159/Windsor Ave., left on Park Ave/Rt. 178, Right on Sage Park Road, Left on Capen Street, Right on Cook Hill to Rt. 305- left to I-91, right to center of town.

SOUTHBOUND: Rt. 159/Broad St, Right on Rt. 75/Poquonock Ave, Left on Rt. 305/Bloomfield Ave., Left on Welch Ave., Left on Filley, Right on Preston, Left on Sycamore, Right on Rt. 159/Broad St.

SOUTHBOUND:11:00-1:45- During PARADE: For Loomis Chaffee- Rt. 159/Palisado, Left on Central Street, Right on Mechanics Street, left on Batcheldor Road to Loomis School; For Center Green & Businesses/CVS: Rt. 159/Palisado, Left onto Union St, Right on Central Street/CVS parking lot; Rt. 75/Poquonock Ave, left onto Palisado Ave, Right on Union St., Right on Central Street/CVS Parking lot.